Amarra 2.4

Amarra 2.4

Posted by Mercman (A) on May 4, 2012 at 09:52:24

Sonic Studio released Amarra 2.4 today. Truth be told, I really didn’t want to listen to Amarra as previous versions have been disappointing in one way or another. But I’m happy to report that I’m glad I did!

I listened to Amarra in Playlist mode with iTunes turned off. All of the files loaded into Playlist are placed into memory if the Cache is activated. This provides the best sound quality from Amarra.

Gapless playback worked most of the time. I did run into an issue of the 4 tracks of a complete title not loading the 4th file. It appears to me that Playlist is sensitive to memory and could use some refinement, but for the most part, it worked well.

To say that I was impressed with the sonic quality of Amarra is an understatement. Amarra does two things better than any other OSX music program I have heard. First, it is the most analog sounding in that the sound is richer, more body to images, and plays with greater ease than any other program I have yet heard. Complex choral works that previously sounded overloaded in other programs, played beautifully with Amarra. Symphonic works also sounded more natural with less hardness to the sound.

The second attribute of Amarra was that it was the most holographic sounding program I have ever listened to. It seems to have the greatest front to back depth in the soundstage and is able to separate multiple voices and instruments into their own acoustic space better than the other OSX programs. Even with studio pop/ rock recordings, focus and delineation of voices is more three dimensional.

I wish Sonic Studio would make an iPhone/iPad program to allow one to control Playlist. The lack of the remote feature is a significant disappointment for an otherwise excellent sounding program.

In the ever changing landscape of OSX music programs, “top dog” is not a guaranteed permanent placement. But Amarra 2.4 is definitely worth an audition.

Steve

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Topic - Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 09:52:24 05/04/12 (44)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - andy evans 14:53:29 06/11/12 (0)

Reluctant to try Amarra 2.4 - AbeCollins 12:02:26 05/06/12 (1)

RE: Reluctant to try Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 16:11:11 05/06/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - ted_b 09:56:05 05/06/12 (0)

Problem with HR files - JamesV 14:22:57 05/05/12 (3)

RE: Problem with HR files - Mercman 15:20:17 05/05/12 (0)

RE: Problem with HR files - Mercman 15:05:47 05/05/12 (0)

RE: Problem with HR files - chopper87@aol.com 14:37:56 05/05/12 (0)

A little help going from Pure Music to Amarra. No stereo. - chopper87@aol.com 10:31:17 05/05/12 (3)

RE: A little help going from Pure Music to Amarra. No stereo. - Mercman 10:42:35 05/05/12 (2)

RE: A little help going from Pure Music to Amarra. No stereo. - chopper87@aol.com 10:51:40 05/05/12 (1)

RE: A little help going from Pure Music to Amarra. No stereo. - Mercman 10:57:58 05/05/12 (0)

Lucy says the program is a little buggy! - Mercman 08:14:46 05/05/12 (3)

RE: Lucy says the program is a little buggy! - audioengr 10:44:42 05/05/12 (2)

Feel free Steve. (nt) I reported it here :) - Mercman 10:58:50 05/05/12 (1)

Jon is testing a fix right now - audioengr 21:49:01 05/05/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - mwheelerk 05:56:13 05/05/12 (8)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 06:16:16 05/05/12 (7)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - mwheelerk 06:23:59 05/05/12 (6)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 06:26:37 05/05/12 (5)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - mwheelerk 06:29:42 05/05/12 (4)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 06:53:05 05/05/12 (3)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - mwheelerk 08:02:14 05/05/12 (2)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 08:05:51 05/05/12 (1)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - mwheelerk 08:33:00 05/05/12 (0)

No more dongle! - flatmap 20:31:32 05/04/12 (4)

RE: No more dongle! Oh Yay....... yawn - AbeCollins 14:13:59 05/05/12 (3)

The 3rd strike was enough - Dynobot 18:34:51 05/05/12 (0)

RE: No more dongle! Oh Yay....... yawn - Crimson 17:01:10 05/05/12 (1)

Dongles are the electronic equivalent of body piercings. - Tony Lauck 18:36:28 05/05/12 (0)

Haven't used PM since Amarra 2.3. - Crimson 20:23:29 05/04/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - chopper87@aol.com 20:02:22 05/04/12 (2)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 02:44:23 05/05/12 (1)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - chopper87@aol.com 07:06:48 05/05/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - AbeCollins 14:41:26 05/04/12 (2)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 14:51:07 05/04/12 (1)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - AbeCollins 15:58:27 05/04/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - audioengr 11:02:57 05/04/12 (6)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 11:17:56 05/04/12 (5)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - BubbaMike 08:54:44 05/05/12 (2)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 09:00:34 05/05/12 (1)

He is correct (NT) - audioengr 10:43:43 05/05/12 (0)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - audioengr 11:37:04 05/04/12 (1)

RE: Amarra 2.4 - Mercman 11:44:21 05/04/12 (0)

Post a Message!